It
was great to see so many new recruits out last Saturday morning for the
beginning of the 2012 season for the younger age groups. We had hoped to start
the week previous but we cancelled it on the basis of the weather being too
cold and miserable.

Just
a reminder that outdoor hurling will take place every Saturday morning for the
summer for the under 6’s ,7’s & 8’s.

Children
must be at least 5 years old (Born in 2006) to start.

We
would especially welcome any new members to our Saturday morning outdoor
hurling sessions.

Training
starts at 10.30am and finishes at 12 noon and costs €2.

Parents/guardians
must stay in attendance for the younger age groups.

Yearly
membership costs €15 for the 1st child and €10 for each other child.
Hurleys can be purchased from the club for €10 each. We can also provide
helmets for these sessions or alternatively they can be purchased for €50 each.

Under 9’s (players
born in 2003)

Generally,
hurling training on Wednesday evenings at 6.00pm – 7.00pm and Friday evening
training from 6.00pm to 7.30pm. Teamers will be sent out for each session.
Parents are asked to reply to the teamers after each text as each team are only
allowed a certain number of free teamer texts.

Under 9 Hurling
Matches

One
of our Under 9 teams were in action last week when we travelled out to Aglish
to play St. Oliver’s. All players did very well which resulted in a great team
performance.

Well
done to all concerned.

Membership Forms

Membership forms and Code of Conduct forms for
most age groups have been given out Coaches are asked for their assistance in
getting this done in an orderly and efficient manner and parents/guardians and
players are asked to sign, complete and return as soon as possible.

Many thanks to all of those who have already
completed and returned their forms, your prompt co-operation is much
appreciated.

Walk a Mile,
Share a Smile

Last
Monday evening we concluded this season’s Walk a Mile, Share a Smile with the
final walk and the presentation of cheques in the Stables afterwards.

At
the presentation Brendan O’Brien presented four cheques, one to
Abbeyside/Ballinacourty Juvenile section for €1000, one to SERT, one to
Fisherman's Fund and one to the Marimanti Appeal.

Brendan
and his team are already planning a team walking event to start next October,
more details to follow.

A
huge debt of gratitude must go to Brendan O’Brien from all concerned for his
great fundraising ideas which saw over €3,000 raised in this season’s Walk a Mile
event.

Well
done to the walkers and all who contributed to all the charities.

Communions

Best
wishes to all our Abbeyside / Ballinacourty players who over the next few weeks
will receive their first holy communion. Training schedules for the kids in the
under 9’s will be slightly different over the coming weeks as a result.

Teamers
will be sent out as usual for training and matches.

Mini Sevens

Many
congratulations to the Scoil Mhuire N.S team who recently completed the
‘double’ in Walsh Park. They boys won the County title in hurling and football
to add to their Western titles in both codes. This is a fantastic achievement
for the boys involved and is the first time this has ever been done in our
history. Thanks to all the teachers who helped the lads all along the way,
particularly Mr. Walsh and Mr. Patwell who travelled with the lads on the day. Well done again.

Kelloggs GAA Cul
Camps

A
special promotion token is available of €5 on Cornflakes and Rice Krispies
boxes to receive an online discount; 1 token per child can be used. The annual camp takes place in our club from
the 2nd of July to the 6th this year more details can be got from Carmel on
0872598923.

Under 16

Our
under 16 footballers received a walkover from Roanmore this week as Roanmore
where unable to field a team.

Under 13/14

We travelled to
Stradbally on Thursday last to play in the final match of the qualifying rounds
of the under 13 football Div 3 championship. This was a very close game through
out and we held a one point advantage at half time playing with a strong
breeze. The second half both teams upped their performance with everyone of our
lads playing good tough football to the very end and won by a goal 2-6 to 3-6.
This has qualified this team to the western semi finals next Sunday. Both under
13 teams are now through to the semi final stages of this championship.

We travelled to St
Finbarr’s in Cork city on Saturday to take part in their annual U13 Hurling
competition. In our group games we had good wins against Blackrock and
Holycross with all.

our players playing
very well and our forwards in particular getting some great scores. In our 3rd
game we came up against a very committed Na Piarsaigh side who just about ran
out winners by the final whistle. A fine lunch was then welcomed by all courtesy
of St Finbarrs. Many thanks for this to St Finbarrs.

Our 2 wins in the
morning put us through to the semi-final against our Waterford neighbours De Le
Salle. We built up a fine wind assisted first half lead. Our defence held firm
in the second half and our fine performance here put us through to the final
for a second chance against Na Piarsaigh. However playing with the wind in the
first half we only had a 1 point lead by half time. Na Piarsaigh went on to
score a few goals in the second half to get a well earned win. Our players
graciously received their runners up medals and should be proud of themselves
for their fine performances.

Against the top u13
teams in Munster. A speedy recovery to Sean Crotty & Jack Kiely for
injuries received.

We played 2 U12
league hurling games last Friday evening in Abbeyside. First up was division 3
versus Ardmore and after playing some fine hurling we conceded 3 second half
goals to let Ardmore get victory.

In the division 1
game versus Cois Brid we were much too strong for Cois Brid and ran out easy
winners. Many thanks to some of our U10 players who helped us field 2 teams due
to some of our regular players being on holidays or injured.

Club History
Abbeyside / Ballinacourty GAA Club was formed in 1967 as a result of the amalgamation of Abbeyside Hurling and Football Clubs and
Ballinacourty Football Club. It is situated within the Parish of Abbeyside, Ballinroad and Garranbane. Located on the eastern side
of the River Colligan, it forms the northern and eastern shorelines of Dungarvan Harbour from Abbeyside Church to Ballinacourty Lighthouse
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Development Fund
Abbeyside/Ballinacourty GAA Club has been growing at a dramatic pace over the past 10 years with the population of our parish increasing rapidly.
We must ensure that we have the best facilities for all our players. We want to ensure that the next generation have the facilities that they need and deserve. We are asking supporters and friends
to support this project over the next five years.
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Strategic Plan
Past generations have had their visions for the future of our club. These are our current aims and with these achieved we hope to hand on the club to future generations in the same healthy state it was passed onto us.
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